Women are in the pink on Hereford Racecourse in Race for Life (From Hereford Times)

Women are in the pink on Hereford Racecourse in Race for Life

9:00am Thursday 29th July 2010 in

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Hereford Racecourse was a sea of pink on Sunday as about 2,000 women and girls completed the popular Race for Life.

Mums, daughters, sisters, friends and colleagues from across the county made the 5km dash for cash in aid of Cancer Research UK, raising more than £120,000.

There was confusion at the finish line, however, as county cross country star Sarah Waldron appeared to complete the course too quickly meaning the finish post hadn’t been set-up.

The 22-year-old continued to run around the course and was the other side of the racetrack before officials realised she had finished.

Sarah ran the race in memory of her two grandmothers, who both died from cancer before she was born, and her boyfriend’s mother, who also died from the disease.

Amid the confusion, Ailish Craig, from Dudley, was the first across the finish line and declared the winner.

Every Race for Life fund-raiser has a story to tell and none more so than Peterchurch’s Dee Wilcox.

Ten years ago her bridesmaid, Lorraine Pearson, died from cervical cancer aged 31.

To honour her memory, Dee and her two daughters, 14-year-old Dayna and Kelly, 15, ran the race for the first time, raising £462.

Much of this was collected during a non-uniform day at Fairfield High School, where the youngsters are pupils.

Meanwhile, about 50 members of staff from the city’s Bewell Street Tesco store took part.

Employee Tracy Griffiths thanked the staff who had taken part and also those who had donated.

Tracey Duffy, area events manager for Race for Life in Hereford, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who took part and helped make the event an amazing success.”